Tavares will never waive his NMC, so that trade won't happen. Plus Markstrom was terrible last year I'd steer away.

I would be hard pressed to believe the difference in value for Tavares and Karlsson is multiple first round picks.

So you're trading your

2C (who has an NMC)
2RW (who has an NTC)
7D
A 1st
A 3rd
1-year goalie contract you're trying to move
An AHL character guy

For

A third liner
Two fourth liners
A 33-year-old Karlsson with four years left at his full cap hit.
A 4th
A 7th

Flames would instantly accept this.

This also means that Toronto is paying way too much for Markstrom.

Woh don’t trade our lord and savour gio

Not interested in a Pesce trade that doesn't have a Nylander on the other side. I think if we end up trading Pesce it will be for big game hunting. It may take 3 teams, but I don't believe we're putting him in a trade that doesn't involve a big chip. That doesn't speak to the trade value here. In a vacuum, I see fair value on some of these, but that's just not the preferred barter we would want with Pesce. I'm still hoping we can find a way to keep him.